Tetradrachm of Messana
c. 410 BCE
Description
Obv.: Biga of mules l. driven by nymph Messana; above, Nike flying r. to crown the charioteer; in exergue, two dolphins. Border of dots. Rev.: MESSANION (retrograde). Hare running l.; below, head of Pan l. Border of dots.
Dimensions
17.1 g
Provenance
Arthur Evans [1], London (by 1898), sold; [through Sotheby, London, “Evans sale,” January 20, 1898, lot 66]. Charles Stanford, (by 1907), sold; [through Sotheby, London, “collection of a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries sale,” December 6, 1907, lot 33]. [Glendining, London, “Strickland and others” sale, April 25-26, 1939, lot 141]. [Münzhandlung, Basel], sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA (from 1945), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. Arthur John Evans (1851-1941) 2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on February 13, 1945 according to Dewing’s inventory card.
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